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prepossess
verb pre·pos·sess \ˌprē-pə-ˈzes also -ˈses\
Definition of PREPOSSESS
transitive verb
1
obsolete : to take previous possession of
2
: to cause to be preoccupied
3
: to influence beforehand especially favorably
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First Known Use of PREPOSSESS
1614
Rhymes with PREPOSSESS
ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
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